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I believe a strategic school leader is one that creates a dynamic culture of leaders and followers who all take part in leadership. Together with their staff and other valuable stakeholders, a strategic school leader should foster a safe environment rooted in a foundation of core values, ideas and beliefs. The school leader should encourage collaboration, risk taking and high academic expectations surrounding a common mission.
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The Fifth Discipline, Senge
Reframing Organizations, Bolman & Deal
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey
1a. School Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals: The school’s identity, in part, is derived from the vision, mission, values, beliefs and goals of the school, the processes used to establish these attributes, and the ways they are embodied in the life of the school community.
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Suggested PDP Goals Aligned with Vision, Mission and SMART Goals
1b. Leading Change: The school executive articulates a vision, and implementation strategies, for improvements and changes which result in improved achievement for all students.
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Peer-to-Peer Observations: To provide a setting in which staff were able to observe best practices and excellent strategies for student learning taking place at our school, I had the opportunity to establish peer-to-peer observation rounds. Each staff member had the opportunity to observe others, to be observed, and to give and receive feedback. Throughout this process, I learned that establishing structured time for observations and feedback positively impacted teaching and learning.
1c. School Improvement Plan: The school improvement plan provides the structure for the vision, values, goals and changes necessary for improved achievement for all students.
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Example of Monthly School Leadership Team Agenda: On the first Thursday of each month I co-facilitated the School Improvement and Leadership Team meetings. Our objectives were to ensure that choices being made throughout the school year were always connected to our vision, mission and SMART goals. The meetings were attended by a teacher representative from each grade level and from the athletics, career and technical, and special education departments. Three parent representative were invited to each meeting.
1d. Distributive Leadership: The school executive creates and utilizes processes to distribute leadership and decision-making throughout the school.
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Parent and Staff Survey Data: One way in which we work together to solve problems and to distribute leadership, is through the use of survey data to identifying areas of needs and to make decisions accordingly. I created quarterly surveys for parents, staff and students to determine aspects of our school that were and were not working. I collected and presented the data to the School Improvement and Leadership Team for review and next steps.